March 2011 archive

Roasted Tomato Mac & Cheese

If there’s one recipe I really learned to appreciate only recently, it has to be mac & cheese. I had never heard of the dish growing up in France and then only tasted the boxed version in my freshman year of college. This was now a handful of years of ago, and to be honest, […] Read more…

 

Green Market Baking Book Giveaway!

I have a wonderful giveaway this week on Chocolate Shavings – the Green Market Baking Book! This beautifully illustrated cookbook presents 100 recipes from different chefs and bakers across America offering alternatives to baking with refined and artificial sugar products. In an effort to eat more wholesome foods, Laura C. Martin’s book gives great insight […] Read more…

 

Whole Wheat Dark Chocolate Shard Cookies

There are dozens and dozens of chocolate chip cookies recipes on blogs, food-related websites, and cookbooks. So who needs another one? Well, I do. I wouldn’t bring you a chocolate chip cookie recipe if it wasn’t absolutely amazing. My loyal readers will know that one of my favourite cookbooks is Good to the Grain. This […] Read more…

 

Tomates Provencales

This dish is the ultimate reminder of the food I grew up eating in France. When baked, tomatoes become incredibly sweet. These are filled with breadcrumbs and herbs which complement the juicy tomato flesh. I like to serve these alongside roast beef, braised lamb or lemon sauteed sole. This dish is best enjoyed when tomatoes […] Read more…